The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE The nobility, gentry, subscribers , and the public are respectfully informed that the OPERA SEASON wi 1 CO JIMENCE on SATURDAY NEXT, April 9, on which Occasion will be performed Verdi's admired Opera, RIGOLE ITO. Signori Giuglini, Feirotti (first appearance), GasPeroni (first appearance), Bossi, Mariottt, Mantre i, Bertacchi, and Casa bout ; Madl.e. Macille. Taccani, ance). Bettelheim (first ppp arance), and Madlle. Vitali (first appear Director of the Music and Conductoe, Signor ARDITI. In the Ball-room Sc , ne a grand pas de deux by Madlle. Aranyvary and Signor Amma uro. In the course of the evening, the National Anthem. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. Boxes, stalls, and tickets , also prosi.ectuses of the arrange ments of the season, may be had at the box-office of the theatre, open daily, under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent. TiIEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. TIIIS EVENING, MAGIC TO iS. Miss Lydia Thomp son. Aft3l* which, will be produced the Grand Stage revival of Shak,pere's Chr,,nicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOT_TRTII. do pains or expense will be spar el to render this presen tation of our Nation ,l Author's most popular, and it may be said, most rep-esentative English Drama. a becom ng, Com me noratfon, in example, at the National Theatr ot tue grandeur and com.,rehensive character ot his genius. The cast will include impersonations by those eminent rtists, Mr. PHNLPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Waiter Lacy. Mr. A ddist. ,, , gr. Ryder, Mr. itobert Roxbv, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. Elle:ton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, Mss Leclercq, , nd Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-la,ie Ccm an p . Tile new and characteristic sce wry will be entirely de signed and painted by Mr. William Beverley. 'The costumes, armour, &c, will be fashioned from designs by R. W. - Keene, Esq , taken from illustrated MSS. of the period, and other autlionties. Concluding with MY HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS. Mr. G. Belmore. ?II HEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Bunkstone. THIS EVENING, April 6, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippen , lale, Rozers, Clark Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Rill, Harr k, Snowden, &c Alter which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe. &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly Power, Hill, Wright, Rogers, &c. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with,'Coth time, a new Farce, by - J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM. SECOND FLOOR, AND AT I ICS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. A tter which, at Eight o'clock, the 123 d Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle -." Principal character by Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Broug,h,,m, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge Is lade to the occupants of Boxes, box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping* of hats and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-oface open daily from 11 to B. Commence at 7. NEW THEN PRE-ROY AL, ADELPHI.— Sole Pronriotor qnd Manager. M:. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSE BREAKER: lir. J. L. Toole and Miss Woolgar. At 8, LEA H : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billin gton, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Bidington. To eisclude with T fiE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Too7e, P. Bedford, rt. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. yi - Iss BATE MA N. - L E A 1 EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will re-aprear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma:den , ntil further notice. In order to give due effect to tois most remarkable SUC2.CF of the se son, e ire:y new scenery by the celebrat , n ariists Messrs. Danson and roue, and Thompson. New dr ss s and appo ntm-nots have be n prepare:l for its production.—N.!;. In consequence of the pressing and numerous applications a' the Box-ofil e, ar rangement-, have cow been nade by which Seats m y be ob taine i a Fortnight in Advsn.:e. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. uader the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded Rank and Fashion. —The greatly successful new Comedy every Eventn.g.—Re-eng,agement 01 those cele brated artistes. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged are Mr. Benj.Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. J. L. T , iole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson ; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. Every Evening, at 7, the favourite Farce of FORTY AND FIFTY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINING- Mr. l.harles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley. Mr. Montague ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and :Mrs. Stirling. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and Afiss A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. T HIS EVENING, a new Comedietta, A HUNT FOR A HUSBAND. After which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, 0 RPHEMS AND EURY ICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, Sm. Concluding with MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. ITIHE THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ban be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHAL G COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 26s. per ton. I Double ..219. per ton. Top 259• ~ Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep Z2s• •, Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Cote Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. The Weather—Sun Office, April 6, 1864. -o-- - - - THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.1.5. Wind-3.E ; light breeze, and cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. DAY.—Morning, lh. 39 u.—Afternoon, lh, 59m. ro-wousow.-Morning, 2h. 21m.—Afternoon, 2h. 44m. Al b Zijg LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1864. As to the European Conference in regard to the Dann-German war, it is less than a week now from the date fixed upon by Earl RUSSELL for its inau guration. - While lingering doubts still appear to be entertained in some quarters as to whether the project of this Conference will, after all, be actually realised, the preliminary acceptances of the propo sition have dropped in one after another. And now, as the last fragment of information in regard to this same Conference—a piece of intelligence cer tainly indicative that it is likely to be held—'..ntima tion is given, by telegram from the Danish Capital, that M. de QUAADE and M. KRIEGER have net only been nominated plenipotentiaries on the part of Denmark, but that in their character as such they take their departure from Copenhagen this very day for oar metropolis. If anything is to come of it, t • sin.y the sooner these preparations for the Conference are completed the better. But, alas while the diplomatists are getting in readiness to talk over the matter s in dispute at the projected council-table in Laudon, the infamous war itself goes on uninterruptedly. It goes on still, as it has pee on from the first, without either let or hind rance. It was begun by Germ any, without Austria or Prussia requiring from any other of the Great Powers of Christendom, even the shadowy courtesy of being looked to for one syllable in the way of "let." it is being doggedly persisted, since then, it is stilt being doggedly persisted in to this time by the banded forces of the Teutonic aggressors, without those other Great Powers of Chris tandem adventuring any one of them, Russia, or F rance, or E ng l a nd, upon anythi ng whatever in the shape of a " hindrance." Remembering what a very shadowy pretence there is, if, indeed, there be anything worth designating es a pretence at all, on the part of Germany, for the op:ming up of this flagrant onslaught upon the com p uatircly insignificant, certainly the very minor power indeed of Denmark, it is positively frightful in regard to so infinitesimal a cause of quarrel to read fragments of intelligence fivihecl b; electric telegraph from the seat of war, fr tgcnents of information so horrible of their kind as this telegram :—" The bombardment of Sonder borg continued all day yesterday. Fifteen hun dred shells were thrown. The main street is destroyed. Fifty-seve❑ persons were killed and wounded. The women and children have deserted the town." If there were adequate cause for this war, frightful occurrences of the above nature would, unhappily, be only of a piece with the cruelties inseparable from the c irry ing t out of all wars. But—in regard to this shameful war made by Prussia and Austria upon Denmark—intelligence, like that, reads like the veriest record of a wanto❑ atrocity. And, in evi dente that we are not in any way exaggerating when we so speak of it—need we do more than direct attention yet once again, in the tight of those flaming shells, to the number of fifteen hundred, thrown into the streets of Sanderburg, may we not, in the ghastiy glare of that bombard ment, direct attention hole anew to the fact that Denmark had indicated her readiness to consent to a discussion of the Schleswig- Holstein difficulties as between her own Parliament and the legislative and administrative authorities of the Germanic Diet—when the two leading Powers of Germany, in despite of that honourable concession on the part of the Danish Sivereign and his Government, nay in direct and almost it would seem con temptuous opposition to the remonstrances of her Britannic l\Lijesty's Government, marched their armies to the northern frontiers of Germany— crossed those frontiers—overran Holstein—entered Schleswig—occupied the chief part of that province, a province, to say the least of it, far more Danish than German in its character, in its language, in its traditions—advancing even audaciously into that peninsula of Jutland which is noto riously, to the knowledge of all Europe, an integral part of Denmark Proper ! Yet a war thus canselessly commenced, is still being carried on, as we see it is now being carried on at Solider burg ! The debate on the Mails in the provinces, which took place on Monday, concerned a subject which is deserving of attention. It is a great mistake for legislators to consider these questions of little momenf, and for Ministers to push them aside with haste and contempt, because they concern the com fort and eonvenience of a portion of the subjects in these realms ; and if these are few and far between with the many who throng the crowded city, that is no reason why they should be neglected and put aside. The secret is, that where any arrangement concerns a large or an influential section of the com munity, it is sure to be fully canvassed, and the powers that be are perforce induced to take cognis ance of it, because of the weight attached to the remonstrance, or the fear that is engendered by the wrath of an important portion of the inhabitants of the place in question. It is otherwise, however, when the rights, or rather the wrongs, of isolated branches of the population are mooted. Mr. LONG moved for a select committee on the Post Office, " with an especial view to the improvement of the existing arrangements for the transmission of mails in the provincial districts." This is a very desirable thing, and it is very much to be regretted that success did sot attend the efforts of the hon. mem ber; at all events, the subject has been started, and it is to be hoped that it will not be allowed to drop, and that nest session we may see some marked change take place in those transactions. Mr. LONG explained the chief points of the question in a very lucid speech, which was supported and acquiesced in by several hon. members, so that there is no cause to despair of the attempt being one day more successful than it has hitherto been. In the course of his explanations ho remarked that the most clumsy arrangements still prevailed in many of our provincial towns, the mails being despatched by a foot messenger or by a horse and cart instead of by rail. The consequence of these faulty plans, of course, is that it often takes three days for a letter to be sent and an answer received between towns of only a few miles distance apart. Can anything be more preposterous than such a state of things. The inconvenience must be appa rent to all, and it is quite impossible to over-esti mate or exaggerate the importance which it must be te many to get their letters quickly sent to their destination, and to receive a reply in as brief a space as possible. It seems very hard that bece,e,„ a person lives in a comparatively retired spot he ' cannot obtain this advantage, which is, Indeed, one of the choicest beans of civilisatiren, and with its scientific triumphs has wrour:;nt out a change in the habits and customs 01 the population. No better reason can be eeiduced for the necessity of a change being reqn:Lred than this fact being put forth, that it takes four days to send a letter and receive an answer, at the distance of nine miles. The Post Office authorities are deaf to all the complaints that are made to them, and this is doubtless a vary con venient habit for themselves, but not a very pleasant or profitable one so far as the public are concerned. Mr. PEEL made a very rambling speech, the up start of which was that nothing could be done ; one of the chief reasons that he cited against the arguments and suggestions of Mr. LONG being, that the expense would be too considerable if the Post Office was compelled to make use of the rail. ways in all cases instead of employing cheaper modes of transmission. It seems to all who con sider the question at all that this is very like a contradiction in terms, because where is the utility of the present enormous addition to trains in all places if no benefit is to accrue therefrom. For few purposes can the railway prove more efficient than for the expedition of the mails, and it is quite idle and absurd to talk of the expense when matters of so much moment are at stake. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was obliged to come to the rescue, and give his imp or t an t a id to carry the point of the Government as opposed to the benefit of the community and the claims of justice, reason, and common sense. The right hon. gentle man spoke quietly enough, and did not seem at all impressed with the merits of hie case, but he just spoke according to rule, to keep up the stand-still policy on which all departments of the Government appear to pride themselves. Of course he was able with his tact and adaptation to make the worse appear the batter cause to the uninitiated, but in such an instance failure would have been more honourable than success. There was little really to be made of the right hon. gentleman's speech, but it may be worth while just to glance briefly at his chief arguments. In tha first place, he said that the Post-office yielded a revenue of a million and a half, and that this sum stood in the place of taxa tion, so that it must not b.s interfered with. It is always dangerous for a statesman to have a hobby, and it is well known that Mr. GLADSTONE has a perfect mania for taxation. His extreme notion of looking upon everythin g in the light of rendering services to the revenue is most ridiculous. When we remember his unwarrantable notion for taxing the public charities last year it is not to be won nered at that he should set his face against all the proposed improvements and most salutary altera tions in the Post-office department. It often takes time to effect any striking change Or to produce any great benefit in any division or deputment of the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6,18 M. public service, but time may work wonders, espe cially if courage and patience are brought to bear upon it, and it is to be trusted that the excellent suggestions of Mr. LONG, and the wise remarks of many others, will eventually turn to profit, and thus many who are now in provincial retirement nrAy not be shut out from the advantages of a speedy communication with their friends and correspon cents, and lose the benefits which so many others enjoy and participate in freely. The votes for the Navy Estimates were not allowed to pass the House of Caromons without discussion or dispute. The vote of L 1,164,100 for naval stores for the building, repair, and outfit of the fleet, steam machinery, and ships bnilt by con tract was especially subjected to criticism. Air. P. BERKELEY complained that a large number of vessels were being annually withdrawn from the effective list ; Mr. CORRY expressed his dissatisfac tion with the reduction of the sum set aside for the building of armour-plated ships, and censured the imprudence of the Admiralty in not laying down more vessels of this kind, since as it took two years to build them, we could not increase our present number of 25 until the year 1867 at the earliest. The strength of the French Navy was anxiously discussed, and Mr. LINDSAY only expressed the opinion of a grod many members, when he declared that England should not rest satisfied with equal ling France in the strength of her navy, but should rival that of France and any other Power com bined. The First Lord of the Admiralty, in an swer to these various remonstrances, confessed that our reserves were not at present in a satisfactory condition, but denied that things were altogether SO bad as had been represented. The tendency of the day was, no doubt, he said ; to build armour plated vessels, and we are glad to find that an experiment is about to be made of combining wood and iron in shipbuilding. It is not possible, as we know, to combine copper and iron, owing to the electric action, while the wooden frame is liable to rot, and the iron bottoms soon get so foul as to lose their speed and become unmanageable, If, therefore, the plan of combin ing a wooden bottom with an iron frame be success fully carried out, a very important advance will have been made in shipbuilding. Both the new vessels to be tried on this plan are to be constructed on the twin screw principle, one of the most im portant of navel improvements of recent times, and, one which is destined to effect as great a revolution as the introduction of the paddle. We may rea sonably anticipate, judging from past experience, that the double screw will be in common use in the merchant service before it is extensively employed by the Admiralty. It is a sign of better times, however, that t hey should have already adopted it in some of their new vessels. With regard to the complaints brought forward by hon. members, there is certainly no reason why the Government should relax its efforts in building ships, since ships will always be wanted, and it is surely better to keep up a constant moderate supply than have to give hur• rind orders in a moment of panic. With regard to the deficiency of armour-plated ships we have already shown how that evil can be remedied at very little cost of time or money, by putting an iron belt round the water line of some of our old wooden walls. The additional weight could be easily set right by removir.g one or two guns, and by this means we should not only be able promptly to supply an important addition to our iron-plated fleet, but turn to useful account valuable material now lying idle. Men of all ranks are too ready to run away with new inventions, casting old stores aside, and readily believing that the new has ren dered the o'd obsolete and unworthy of notice. But while there is a frank admission on the part of the First Lord of the Admiralty, that our naval reserves are defic'ent in strength and number, and while the country is asked for £lOO,OOO increase on the vote to bring them up to the neces sary standard, it is surely well worth wh;' ,e to look a little at what we have in band, - ..nd to ask how far the old tried sea-worthy vessels can be adapted to the latest improve meats of skill and science. The Admiralty r,sy rely upon it that any rational scheme for`. acs improvement of the navy is certain to me r..,, with popular support, and no more than ra fair share of that criticism and con siderat;.ea at the hands of the house than is neces sae4 to give the matter a fair hearing. There is no branch of the public service i❑ which Englishmen take a deeper or more general interest than the navy, and its efficiency and force are points no less dear to the national pride than essential to the national safety. It is owing to a long course of expenditure so lavish, and prejudice so narrow, that Admiralty mal-administration has become a byword, that the naval estimates are looked on with disfavour. The public have found, from long and unsatisfactory experience, that notwithstanding the large sums ao regularly asked for, and so freely voted, there is never money enough to reward merit, to encourage invention, or to give new plans or experiments a fair trial. The money wasted in alterations of new vessels, cutting off decks, re modelling shapes, Bce., would go a long way towards reinforcing our fleet. However, we cannot make amends for past mistakes by rushing into the oppo site extreme, and therefore let our shipbuilding go steadily on, since, if Rome was not built in a day, so neither can be a well equipped man•of-war. FORT SUMTER.—The following is an extract from a letter dated Feb. 22 :—'• We were obliged to go by night, as the fort is only situated 1,400 yards from Bat tery Gregg, from where the Yankees generallyshe!l the place night and day, and would sink you in a minute did not the darkness cover your approach. We started about 0 o'clock. It had just got dark, and after an hour's tail we reached it, 35,000 shells have now been thrown against this devoted place, a mass of iron equal to 3,000 tons of iron. Several times the flagstaff has been shot away, and as quickly re placed, and still the cry is no surrender.' The place, as we approached it, looked like a mound in the middle of the water. All of a sudden the moon burst forth, and showed us the place with the distinctness of day. The scene is deeply impressed on my memory. The place looked as if an earthquake had taken place, and thrown down the walls, or like some magnificent ruin which the hand of time had de solated. The jagged edges of the walla standing out in bold relief, with the sentries pacing slowly up and down the ramparts, made it truly an impressive sight. Fortunately, they were not shelling when I was tb -re ; it being very well protected by sandbags, however, in place of the walls, very few men got hit. The fort is about four acres in size, all the walls are down except the west on the side of the city, which is partly so; however, it is stronger than ever, and it will long prove a thorn in the sides of the Yankees. STRALSUND, April 2.—A notification from Berlin, dated March 29, states that it is hereby made known that the intended blockade of the harbours of Stralsund, Wol gast, Barth, Gricfswalde, and Cammin by the Danes has not yet been carried into effect. THE ST. GEORGE'S CHALLENGE VASE.—Lient.- Colonel C. H. Lindsay, commanding the St. George's Rifles, has addressed a letter to the various commaniing officers of Volunteer Battalions in Great Britain respecting the rules in future to be observed in the competition for the St. George's Challenge Vase. He states that two competi tors, instead of one, are to be admitted from each battalion to take part in the contest this year. They are to be selected as before, the number of those in each battalion competing for selection being raised, however, to 20. Where, from want of butt accommodation, a battalion is unable to return a minimum of 20, it will be expected to pay the full amount of the entrance fees (2s a head), as if the whole number had come forward. The entrance fees, a list of the competitors in each battalion, with their numbers, and the names of the two selected numbers, must be forwarded to the chairman of the Challenge Vase Committee,. 39, Maddox-street, W., at latest ten days before the meeting of the association at Wimbledon. Extra money prizes will be awarded by the Vase Committee to the ten best shots, concerning which a detailed notice will be given in the amended rules, which are preparing for circulation, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE CONFERENCE. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 4, 10.10 p.m. The Fadrelandet of to-day says We learn that Denmark will be represented at the Conference by M. de Bille, the Danish Minister in London ; M. de Quaade, the Minister for Foreign Affairs; and M. Krieger, Member of the High Court. The two latter are expected to leave for London on the 7th inst." THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBURG. COPENHAGEN, APRIL b, 0.25 A.M, The bombardment of Sonderburg wo3, recom menced yesterday at 2. p.m. The Dappel works have sustained no injury whatever. A pontoon train has been seen near Ballesgaard. General Fassard is expected in Copenhagen from Stockholm. PORTUGAL. LISBON, APRIL 6. Two Austrian frigates and a gunboat have sailed for the Baltic. It is expected that the bill, abolishing the Tobacco monopoly, will meet with opposition in the Cham• ber of Peers. FRANCE. In the Paris corn market during the past week prices have been in general somewhat higher. The four marks of flour are quoted 51f the sack of 17 kilos; wheat, 29f the hectolitre and a half; rye, 16f 50c the 115 kilos ; barley, 15( 50c the 100 kilos; and oats, 15f 50c the 100 kilos. At the public sale-rooms in the Rue Drouot four fine pictures painted by La. renee, sen., bearing the date of 1774, and representing the four elements, were sold for 15,200 fr. At the same sale a chest of drawers in wood -marquetry, adorned with gilt brasses, handsomely chased, brought the large sum of 4,8001 r. BOURSE, April s.—The market has been heavy, and prices have slightly declined, Threes, for the Account, being now at M. 5c., with bnt little doing. Mobilier have receded to 1,05 !tr. 25c. R til way Shares rather offered, and some of the lines quoted lower. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 93 50 Italian Loan 67 55 Jo. end month.... Do. end month 67 65 3 per Cents Do. end month..., €6 05 Do, end month.... Credit Mobilier 1015 Russian Do. end m0nth....1047 50 Austrian Bank Shares 3295 Spauizih Threes.,,,. Credit koncaer 1285 cores nob t .. .. ~ ._ ~._ Roman BAIL AY. Corthern New ditto and Mediterranean New ditto Sputhern Western . Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lorpbard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Bareelona Caßh. &Coo tin 1,, 95S 75 . • 963 75 975 - .. 977 50 940 - .. 950 - 887 5D 65 . 5 .. 657 50 520 - .. 525 - 481 25 480 - 367 50 366 25 415 - 418 75 517 50 553 75 490 - 491 25 587 50 .. 593 - 260 - THE IDENTICAL DISPP.aCH OF AUSTRIA AND PIaUSS V I I A. EN NA, Saturday. al l T h y e h s i e s s e of dispatchi-offi the ci lasthopes e s s u s t s e h t r a opt .u tp b hr l e i u s ps h s a s e: t w h e e ii rl cl following . s p e a l t f ch to to be th r e ep G r e es r e m n a t n ed Ga a v t er t n h u ae e c n o t n s analysis f — erence, and ex presses the wish that with a view to a correspond ingdur e, attitudea at least t t o h e a c r e e r p t r a e i n s e p n o t n t i t v , e m s of b A e d u e s e t i r di proce dure, d an on d . T Prussia heg re great German o e r f the m an Diet, a Powers c a o r m e mfaorn from consideringo f r oce themselves outside the Confederation. Austria and Prussia, who, when un'l e d, Germanic Con led er can say—' We are the wish to avoid ation,except one-ttdrd,'assuredly this third taking a different or even entirely e opposite direction to theirs in a matter com-alen to all Germany, and that upon the first occasion which cffers to the Diet to present itself before foreign eyes as a collective power, the lament able spectacle of profound disagreement may not be displayed in striking colours to the eyes of the world. Austria and Prussia, on the other hand, out of regard for the position of some of their German Federal allies, desire to abstain from any course entailing the danger that an European war might result from the Conference in place of the wished for-peace, and of the negotiations taking a direc tion which would only assist the plans of the especial and veritable enemies of Germany. "Further on the identical despatch points out to the Federal Governments that, if the two great Powers reckon upon the assistance of the plenipo tentiary of the Diet, the instructions they have to give will be based upon combined action of as inti mate a character as possible. If these Powers hope that account will be taken of the o bligations they have to fulfil towards Europe, the Diet will never • theless retain to itself complete liberty of discussion, and they will be ready to uphold its right. "In entering upon the real foundation of the Ger. mano-Danish question, the Austro-Prussian point of view and that of th e Federal m a jority might be brought nearer to each other, and much would be gained if the neutral Powers represented at the Conference could be convinced that the solution of the question depends upon the manner in which this foundation is regarded. " Real and lasting peace between Denmark and Germany could only consequently be brought about by causing the opposition of the Danish Government against any other organisation of the Danish monarchy than that advocated by the Eider-Danish party to cease. The idea of the common monarchy, according to the existing system, has been shown to be not less impracticable. A middle course, how ever, presents itself. This would be to place Schles wig-Holsteiu in the body of the monarchy, per mitting it to participate in the constitutional and liberal institutions of Denmark. " Upon the one hand the a buses introduced into the Duchies by Denmark would thus be removed ; upon the other, the not unfounded fear of the Danes o b f ili e ty— rist c o o c n ra s t t i i c tu r ti u n lo g htyhethmeain point of the Schles- S S c hleswig-Holstein no. wig-Holsteinism p r ohibited by any the arrangement treaties f 1851-52—would be dispelled. bagainst requisiteth e t hat a preponderancepositposition be s hould of t hi s fe it would secured in the monarchy for the Duchies to which they are en titled by their wealth and population. This equi librium would be all the bett er attained i f the Duchies, while administrati vel y united, were separated from the other Danish provinces by a more distinct autonomy. " By this means the principle of the Danish inte grity might be united with the legitimate demands of the Duchies. As regards the order of succession created in 1852 by the Treaty of London, and equally applicable to the D uc hies, the Confederation may make use of the entire liberty it possesses. Herein it may reckon upon the support of the great German Powers. It must not, however, be left out of sight that in examining this part of the question e the Conference must necessarily take the legal ba s i s of most recent possession as its point of d p inure ; and it cannot be denied that, in spite of the existing state of war in Schleswig rand Jutland, this basis is as little to be set aF'cle a was the ease in France after the fall of the first empire, when the allies governed Franco by a commission. " This basis of roost recent possession by the common Danish dynasty would serve as a point of departure for the examination of the right of suc cession of the House of Augustenburg. The Con ference will be forced to admit the interested parties to furnish proof of their rights, but they will be none the less obliged to give such proofs. Proot and counter proof will have to be weighed, and Germany must require that this should take place. If the Confederation was not competent to decide the succession question without examination, the Conference will be still less able to do 50.," THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Mario as Masaniello. Covent■garden was last evening, as a matter of course, filled throughout. From the magnificent " parterre" (once the Pit, new the Stalls) to the railed amphitheatre close under the ceiling, the noble building was completely occupied. Ad this, we say, as a mere matter of course—for, were there not yesterday two distinct attractions to the house, either of which would have been sufficient to secure the largest audience the vast stri:erure could con veniently accommodate? ;tee oh/ eiteut)re selected for performance —es it net well known for years past as on 'e of the chief glories of Mr. Gye's este blisttment? That exquisite masterpiece of Auber— the lovely and bewitching, the ever fresh and ever new five act Opera of " Masenie►llo V Added to which—was not last evening that annual event in the operatic season, the first appearance of Mario ? It will be remembered that last year the Fisherman- Hero was represented by M. Naudin—the character of Pietro being allotted at the same time to M. Faure. Without any disparagement whatever to either of those accomplished artistes, it may at once be said, however, that it was ft gratification to the vast majority of opera-goers in London when Mr. Oye'e programme for 1864, intimated ernong other we,- come ar ranger"-..aents for the new season--the season whi ch at is agreeable to think has hardly yet P aumrnenced—that Masaniello and Pietro would revert from their late French to their original Italian representatives at Covent- Garden ; Signor Graziani resuming his part as the fisherman Pietro, and Signor Mario, his part, one of the most picturesque and admirable among his numerous delineations, the fisherman Itlasanieilo. Otherwise than in those two particulars, the cast of the opera, yesterday, was the same as heretofore at the Royal Italian, was identically the same as the cast of it last season. Perhaps there could be adduced no more delightful illustration of the all but perfection with which a great opera can bo produced than " Masaniello," as it is, year after year, put upon the stage of Covent Garden. The mis-en-scene is everything one could possibly wish. Two of the scenes especially, as mere spec • tacks, are, as we all know, wonderful as realisations of the localities and of the incidents. Namely— the market scene in the third act, endir,g with the revolutionary rising of the Neapolitans at the bid ding of Masaniello—and the lovely sea view near Portici, in the second act, where the pescatori, clus tering round their favourite hero, are " preparing" for the Revolution I Those two scenes especially are as admirably realised this year as they have ever been upon the stage of the Royal Italian—to say nothing of the effect produced, as usual, by the pageantry of the coronation procession of the King-Fisherman, or again by the gorgeous finale with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. And surely, it might be said, no adorn ments can be lavished too proiusaly upon that loveliest opera of M. Auber, one of the loveliest among the loveliest of all our operas, those five acts of haunting melodies known variously as the " Muette de Portici" and us " Mesaniello." It was significant as an indication of the popular apprecia tion of this great work, as a work of art, being still as fresh as it has ever been during all these years past, that the overture—played with such consummate brilliancy by the noble orchestra of the Royal Italian, led, too, as that orchestra is with such inimitable aplomb in the every turn and throb, so to speak, of hie wizard baton by Mr. Costa—was greeted at its close with an exp onion of applause—and instantly encored. As to the opera itself, the abounding beauties in it are, long since, a velar proverb among all the musical circles of Earope—Masaniello, comr rising within it as it do (who is there who will venture to gainsay it ?) two of the loveliest barcaroles ever composed, one of the most exquisite love ditties, dance music in profusion of the most delicious variety an n of the most exhilarating animation, and, beyond all this, that wonderful prayer at the end of the fourth act, by the production of which alone Auber may well be said to have immortalized himself. Turning, however, from the opera and its composer, to the artists who last night co-operated so very admirably in doing full justice to both, we should hero record at once that the reception which greeted Signor Mario upon his first appear ance—that is, almost immediately after the rising of the curtain for the second act, when, in the midst of the chorus of the fishermen, he is seen, in the picturesque dress of Masaniello, desc.inding from among the rocks upon the seashore near Por• tici—was a reception, in its way, so enthusiastic and so prolonged, that it was, in literal truth, nothing less than an ovation. In the mere look of him, he is still the Mario of old—still the same, completely, identically, without one shadow of a shade of dete rioration. In his acting, he is a greater artist than ever: his closing scenes, where he is in a partial delirium from the effects of the poison—singing softly, yet, ah ! so wildly, the tenderest snatches of his exquisite barcarole silenzio pescator, while the choral voices of the populace cry out to him, half in despair, half in supplication, the beloved name of their idol, " Masaniello! Masaniello !"—in • hese closing scenes, Mario rose, as he has o:ten done before, to the height of tragic ints nsity. If only his once matchless voice were yet in all its pristine power and beauty—which, alas! it is not, or if at all, only in momentary snatches ! But then—as we heard remarked by some near us last evening—No man can go on singing for ever ! And singing. moreover, we may add, as we still have at least the delight of remembering that Mario, dur ing so many years past, has been singing ! At intervals, in defiance of Nature, and still mare almost it should be said in defiance of our bleak, humid, wretched, wintry atmosphere, here in 'London wintry even in April —at inter vals, we say, in defiance of all this, the great tenor yet contrived to delight his audience yester day, time and again : not only, as already inti mated, by hell acting in the closing scenes of the opera, but occasionally by his still unrivalled per fection of style in singing also; as in his lovely, dulcifluous rendering of Del miser sol amico lido, where Finella is falling into a slumber to the Dream-Music, or as again where he bids fare well to his lowly, home in the Addle capanna mia, before mounting his caparisoned charger to be borne away in procession to the stately ceremony of his coronation. Signor Graziani's Pietro—as formerly, a great favourite with the Covent-garden audience —won a cordial encore (as was, indeed, nobly well deserved) in the Ve come it vento irate. For the rest, little enough remains to be said, the same having been said already so very frequently—such, for ex ample, as that Madlle. Marie Battu made as charm ing an Elvira as ever, while the graceful danseuse, Madlle. Salvioni looked the most interesting of Fe nelias. Signor Neri Baraldi represented as ably as hitherto Alphonse, the Don-Juan-like son of the Duke D'Arcos, otherwise at once Fenella's lover and Elvira's bridegroom. Without particularising in any way the minor characters in the opera (tile doing of which in truth in regard to so familiar a cast would be simply unnecessary), it would be ungrateful, however, as it seems to us, not to piy one additional tribute of admira tion (if we could put a laugh into print while doing so we would I) to the nameless fiaherrnar with the ridiculous legs and arms, and that inde scribable comic cock to his bonnet-rouge, who is still—we are delighted every year to recognise him through his disguise—Mr. W. H. Payne, beyond all manner of doubt the very funniest pantomimist living. To-morrow evening, it is pleasant to note that Verdi's " I 1 Trovatore" will re-introduce to a Lon don audience Herr Wachtel, the German tenor whose debut, it may be remembered, took place two seasons back. Herr Wachtel appearing now. of course, upon this occasion as Maurice—while the character of Leonora will be undertake❑ by Madlle. Fricci—with Madlle. Destinn as Azucena. On Saturday, Mario, as already announced, will, after an interval of eight years, resume his old part in La Favorita of Donizetti, being assisted, in the other leading characters of that charming opera, by Lagrua and Signor Graziani. TELEGRAPH TO BALMORAL.—In the miseellaneous estimates for this year is an item of £2BO for the telegraph to Balmoral, Her Majesty's Theatre. -~ -- On Saturday next Mr. Mapieson commences . his season, and the preliminary programme already issued shows that it promises to be one of a most attractive description. During the recess the talented director has ransacked the continent for novelty, and he returns, we may nearly say, over loaded With new engagements. In addition to the names of the established favourites, amongst whom that of Mdlle. Titiens, Signor Giuglini, Signor Gas sier, and Mr. Santlev are to be found, we are to have Mdlle. Giuseppina Vitali, of the Teatro de Bologna ; Mdlle. Harriers Wippern, of the R iyal Opera, Ber lin; Mdlle. Eleonora Grcssi, of the Teatro Rene, Barcelona. &o. ; Mdlle. Bettlehim, of the Imperial Opera, Vienna ; Signor Fsnce:li, of the Teatro St. Carlos; Signor M:zzetti, of the princi pal theatres in Italy ; Signor M. Junca, of the Teatro Regio, Turin; Signor Merlotti and Signor Manfredi, The chorus of the theatre has also been strengthened by important additions, and is now almost entirely composed of singers from the tiseatres in Turin, whilst the orchestra, already so justly eminent, has been remarkably reinforced, and again confided to Signor Arditti, whose recognised talent and untiring zeal has raised the performances at Her Majesty's Theatre to their present high standard. The ollowing grand operas will be performed for the first time in England :—" Lt. Ferzi del Des tino," music by Verdi—the production of which will be superintended by the composer. "Le Donne Allegre di Windsor," by Otto Nicolai, which has made the round of Germany, and combines the German, French, and Italian styles in a peculiarly fresh and happy manner, has everywhere become popular. " Tannhauser,'' the nasst celebrated dra matic compasition of Herr Richard Wagner. The romantic story of Tannhauser, founded upon one of the most ancient ann picturesque of the Thuringian legends, has made this opera popular even with the most stanch opponents of what is styled " the music of the future," will be brought out with the utmost splendour and completeness, the principal parts being sustained by Signor Giuglini, Mr. Santley, and Madlle. Titiens. We are also to have " Fide lio," "Robert le Desble," " Der Fro ischutz," and " Anna Bolena " the latter of which has not been played for 20 years. The ballet depertreent will be found utiuseall attractive on account of the new engagements, a , the head of which stands the names of Signor Simondi, of the Teatro Regio, Turin (director), with Madlle. Aranyvary, Madlle. Beretta, Madame Guirand, and Slaor Allesandri, art principals. A new ballet is announced for production at a very early period, at id also several new divertissements, the most important of which will be one entitled "Un Anedotto di Frederico II." The season will therefore, we feel sure, be one of unusual brilliancy, and we trust that Mr. Mapleson's subscription list will adequately compensate him for the labour and fatigue he has undergone to secure the highest available talent for Her Majesty's Theatre. The Reception of Garibaldi, A crowded meeting of the General Committee of Trade and Friendly Society Delegates, forming the Working Men's Garibaldi Demonstration and Tes timonial Committee, was held last night at the Whittington Ciub, Strand. About 200 delegates were present; Mr. G. Odgers occupied the chair. The deputation, who had visited Southampton to invite Garibaldi to meet the working men of the metropolis, then reported the result of their mis sion. After some difficulty they had succeeded in obtaining an interview with Garibaldi at the house of the Mayor of Southampton, when he expressed his strong desire to meet the working men of Lon don and his great pleasure at receiving a deputation from them. He said it had been arranged he should proceed on Saturday next, on a visit to the Duke of Sutherland at London, where he should probably have the pleasure of meeting his friends of the working classes. The deputation expressed their decided opinion that Garibaldi was being worked upon by sinister influences to isolate himself as much as possible from the people, and especially from the working classes. They had come to tnis opinion from seeing the gross intriguing and manoeuvring going on among the persons surrounding him at Southampton, and trusted the London committees would not allow themselves to be played with. They thought that Mr. Seely, M.P., who had been at the expense of bringing Garibaldi and suite to this country, had been most scurvily treated. They had reported the result of their observations to the City Committee, who had that day taken effectual steps to remove Garibaldi from the trammels with se hich an attempt had been made to encompass him. The result of this movement would be communicated to the London committees this morning by telegram. The deputation concluded by stating they bad been received during their three days' stay ar Southampton in the most c.)urteous manner by the Mayor and the municipal authorities. The Secre tary stated that, as at present. arranged, 0 would arrive at t ne Nice Elms Station no SAurcley next, about three o'clock, but the result of a tele gram expected at London tnis day, might fix Nlonday, at the same hour of the day. It would be well, l'owever, to be prepared for the earlier day ; but both the City Committee and this com mittee were working for Monday. The ground at the station had been marked out by the sub come mittee, in conjunction with the railway authori ties, and a temporary platform would be erected on which Garibaldi would receive the various ad dreeses, to which ceremony previous to the pro cession, the public would be adtr itted by ticke+s only. A lull programme of the whole proceedings would be published on Thursday morning, by which time the day of arrival would be definitely fixed. GARIBALDI IN THE ISLE OF WIGIII% BROOKE, ISLE OF WIGHT, l uesday Morning. We took a private road, and avoided villages in our 15 miles , drive from Cowes to Brooke. Now and then a middy found us out, and rode frantically past us and back again to catch a sight. of the Gene ral. The electric chain of intelligence was snapped after leaving Cowes: few people were aware of Garibaldi's presence. At three places tae clergymen were watching for the carriage, and uncovered as it pissed. Near Brooke, dairymaids began to scamper out and labourers to rush up,and the General always returned the saki , es of the labourers. Scarcely a dozen persons stood at the gates at Brooke Tne hour of his arrival was unknown. At every point people were driving down lanes, and rushing on foot, too late to see the illustrious visitor. Great disappointment is expressed that Mr. Seely did not elect to take the General through the villages. Some men had travelled 17 miles to catch sight of him, and arrived ton late, as he came in at Brooke earlier than was expected. No doubt Mr. Seely thought the quieter way would best suit his guest, but Garibaldi likes to see the people and is happily strong enough to bear it. Riceiotti amused himself on the way pointing out the primroses and violets on the banks, and con trasted the Isle of Wight with Yorkshire, which he remembers. Mr. Seely's house, with its stone portico and half ivy .covcred wails, looking part mansion part church stands on a pleasant spot, bounded by chalk eliffs„ and overlooking at the back the broad sea the Ge neral loves so well. Tne crows rose in the midst of a great chorus vth , ,.n the General drove dovrta to the park. This was the only welcome the General got. A young lady held open the gate for the carriage to pass; her pretty race was the only one visible. The weather has been shocking to-day at Brooke. Menotti anti Iticciotti Garibaidi, and Basso. visited Southamwra for a change; but the weather was worse there. Mr. Grant Duff, 11. P., joined the dinner party al Mr. Seely's yesterday. Tee Poet L tureate and Mrs. Tennyson arrived a Brooke House this morning. The General and Gueizont are busy to-day con , •idering the invitations. __— THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.--The Moniteur of yesterday says :--" The France is ill-informed when it an nounces that the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo was celebrated last year in London, and that the French Am bassador was present at the banquet , given on that occasion. For some 3 ears this anniversary has no longer been cele• brated ; and, if this custom were maintained, need it be said that the ambassador of France would not have taken part in it," " tri HER MAJESTY. (From the Times.) An erroneous idea seems generally to prevail, and has latterly found frequent expression in the news pipers, that the Queen is about to resume the place i❑ society which she occupied before her great e.fsie• tion ; that is, that she is about again to hold levees and driwing-rooms in person. and to appear as before at Cuurt balls, concerts, &c. This idea cane not be too explicitly contradicted. The Q teen heartily appreciates the desire of her subjects to see her, and whatever sh:: can do to gratify them in this loyal atld affectionate wish she will do. Whenever any real object is to be attained by her appearing on public ccoasions, any national interests to be promoted, or anything to be encou raged which is for the good of her people, her Majesty will not shrink, as she has not shrunk, from any personal sacrifice or exertion, however painful. But there are other and higher duties than those of mere repre3entation which are now thrown upon the Queen, alone and unassisted—duties which she cannot neglect without injury to the public s.3rvice, which weigh unceasingly upon her, overwhelming her with work and anxiety. The Queen has laboured conscientiously to die charge these duties till her health and strength, already shaken by the utter and ever abiding desolation which has taken the place of her former happiness, have been seriously impaired. To call upon her to undergo, in addition, the fatigue of those mere State ceremonies which can be equally well performed by other members of her family is to ask her to run the risk cf entirely disabling herself for the discharge of those othe duties which cannot be neglected without seriou injury to the public interests. The Queen will, however, do what she can—in the manner least trying to her health, strength and spirits—to meet the loyal wishes of her sub- jtcts, to afford that support and co intenance to e,ociety, and to give th it encouragement to trade which is desired of ben Mere the Queen cannot do; and more the kind ness and good feeling of her people will surely not exact from her. WINDSOR CASTLE, A.,ril 5. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, drove out yesterday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louiae, and their Serene Highnesses Princess Ciotilde and Princess Amelie of Saxe-Coburg, accompanied her Majesty n a of cond carriage. Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat attended on tiorstback. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice took a carriage drive. Mr. Tidey had the honour of submitting to her Mijesty the Queen his picture in water cDlours of "The Night of the Betrayal." We are authorised to state that the Queen has postponed the Court appointed to be held at Buck ingham Palace this day, at 3 o'clock, until Saturday nest, the 9th inst., at the same hour. A deputation from the Board of Management of the Central London District School, consisting of Mr. Dalton (chairman), Mr. Sewell (vice-chairman), Mr. Long, Mr. Pardon, Dr. Shea, Mr. `.dale (archi. tect), and Mr. Heath (clerk), had an interview with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers yesterday at the office of the Poor Law Board, Whitehall. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governors of theCspe of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helms. The Intended Visit of the Prince and Prin cess of Wales to Cambridge. The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University Las received an official intimation to the effect that it will be the pleasure of their R)yal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to visit the University of Cambridge in the month of June next. The fact of the intended visit was also announced by the Mayor at a meeting of the town council, held yes terday. The following is a copy of the Vice- Ch Incellor's notice issued yesterday morning : ST. PETER'S COLLEGE LODGE, April s,—The Vice- Chancellor has the high gratification of announcing to the members of the university that it is the intention of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to tonour the university with a visit in the week ending the 18th June next. The Vice-Chancellor will take the earliest opportunity of announcing to the members of the university the arrangements made for the reception of their highnesses upon the occasion of this gracious mark of their royal highnesses' favour. PRINCE ALFRED.—Hta Royal Highnets Prince Alfred returned to Holyrood on Monday morning from Wishaw House, where he had been on a visit to Lord and Lady Belhaven. tiis royal highness has signified his in tention of honouring the Ist Mid•Lothian Rifle Volunteers with his presence at their concert in the Corn Exchange, Leith, this evening. Ttiti Countess He toise de Hamel de Menin has returned to Cumberland House, Bayswater, from Brighton. Lord and Lady Farnham have arrived at Claridge's Hotel for the season from Cavan, Ireland, Lidy Annaly and the Hon. Miss White have returned to London from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Holmesdale at Linton Park. Lord Annaly is shortly ex pected in town. Colonel Domville, Royal Artillery, and Mrs.. Doraville have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn street, from Portsmouth. Do❑ Joie Hernandez and M. Da Zalbura have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel from Spain. ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION.—Last evening the 14th exhibition under the auspices of the Society of Architects was opened at the rooms in Conduit-street, Regent-street, when a conversazione took place, and a large number of visitors were present to do honour to the occasion. The premises being comodious and well-arranged for an event of this nature, the company was enabled to pass through the suite of rooms without the inconvenience frame "overcrowding" which is too often experienced at assem blages of this description. The architectural designs ex hibited were very numerous, and were generally pro nounced to be an advance upon similar displays in previous years. Amongst the most conspicuous objects of attraction were a series of designs by Mr. Digby Wyatt for the Opposed Albert memorial, some designs by Mr. P. C. Hardwick for the same object, and a variety of drawings by different artists for the Holborn Valley Im provement. But the exhibition was by no means limited to architectural subjects, but was extended to the display of various models, busts, and other works of practical art, all of which argued much for the skill of the producers, and the perseverance which has been exercised by the com mittee of management. In the course of the evening several gentlemen addressed the company, and amongst them were Mr. Digby Wyatt, Mr. George Godwin, and Mr. Lamb, each of whom congratulate the friends and supporters of the institution upon the successful results of their previous efforts, and expressing a strong hope that they would allow the encouragement they had already re ceived to stimulate them to renewed exertions. All seemed to concur in the opinion that the public only required to be fully informed upon the nature of their operations to be in duced to give them increased support; and, according to the statement of Mr. Digby Wyatt, the science of architecture 'sac made rapid strides during the e=istence of this society- Not only was this the fact, but it was also gratifying to know that artizans were now becoming so much better in-• formed upon the subject that they were able to comprehend a design from a comparatively crude sketch, wisereas in tormer times they required the assistance of an elaborate finished picture, aided by reference to minute points of technical detail. The general impression regarding the conversazione appeared to be of a very favourable nature, and it was hoped that the prosp.cts of the society may ill , ' bibs fresh vigour from the exhibition now inaugurated. REPRESENTATION OF LANCASTER.-0a Monday Mr W. J. Garnett issued an address, dated Cannes, to the electors of this borough, informing them that he in' tended to resign his seat at once. The new writ for the election of a member to supply the vacancy, and which was to have been applied for immediately Mr. Garnett had taken usual steps to complete his resignation , is t h erefore daily expected. The election will, in all probability, come eft at the end of next week. It is rumoured that Mr. F. Somer• vale Head, the last candidate who appeared, will retire be tore the contest, and leave the electors to choose between Mr. Fenwick and Mr. Saunders, but this seems unlikely, to the moderate principles of Mr. Head seem now to fi n d more , avour with the electors than it wa s ori g inall y believed they Would. THI.: GRAND HoTIM TIIC STRAND ts progreSS. beng, and the dense neighbourhood of Holywell-street opened up, and the Strand traffic will breathe freer.